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Tavares scores twice as Maple Leafs beat Rangers 4-3

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers: Game Highlights

Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies also scored to help Toronto win its third straight game. Jake McCabe had three assists and William Nylander contributed two.

Will Borgen, Artemi Panarin and Chris Kreider scored for the Rangers, who lost their third game in a row at home in regulation and fell to 2-5-2 in their last nine overall.

Tavares opened the scoring by rocketing a high shot past Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin at 12:30 of the first period, with assists to McCabe and Nylander. The assist was Nylander's 600th career point.

Borgen tied it with his fifth goal at 19:12, but McCann put Toronto back on top 38 seconds later with his 19th.

Panarin tied it again with his team-leading 31st goal at 1:22 of the second before Tavares added his second of the night and 29th this season at 4:16.

Knies increased the lead to 4-2 with his 25th goal at 14:26 of the second.

Kreider made it 4-3 at 19:25 of the third.

New York has dropped the first three of a four-game homestand against teams from Canada.

Shesterkin made 24 saves and fell to 23-25-4.

Takeaways Rangers: Dropped to 16-17-3 at home, a precipitous fall from last season when they were 30-11-0 at Madison Square Garden.

Maple Leafs: Have won three straight after a 1-4-1 stretch as they jockey with Florida and Tampa Bay for first place in the Atlantic Division.

Key moment Tavares scored less than three minutes after Panarin tied the game early in the second, giving Toronto a momentum surge it maintained.

Key stat Tavares reached 1,100 career points. The 34-year-old forward has 485 goals and 615 assists.

Up next Maple Leafs: Visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday.

Rangers: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

This story corrects that all four opponents on the Rangers’ homestand are from Canada, not the Western Conference.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:30 John Tavares Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (16), William Nylander (34)
Goal 1st Period 19:12 Will Borgen Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Carson Soucy (8), Jonny Brodzinski (7)
Goal 1st Period 19:50 Bobby McMann Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Jake McCabe (17), John Tavares (31)
Goal 2nd Period 1:22 Artemi Panarin Goal (31) Snap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (27), Adam Fox (45)
Goal 2nd Period 4:16 John Tavares Goal (29) Slap Shot, assists: Bobby McMann (12), Jake McCabe (18)
Goal 2nd Period 14:26 Matthew Knies Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: William Nylander (35)
Goal 3rd Period 19:25 Chris Kreider Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Artemi Panarin (44), Vincent Trocheck (28)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 10
27 Hits 33
2 Takeaways 4
28 Shots 30
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 25
54.5 Faceoff Win Percent 45.5
12 Giveaways 21
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Rempe, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Arthur Kaliyev, RW Out Mar 18
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Feb 4
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake McCabe, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
David Kampf, C Day-To-Day Apr 2
Jani Hakanpaa, D Injured Reserve Feb 1

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 17,235 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 18 105 9
Carolina 46 24 96 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
NY Rangers 36 32 79 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9
Full Standings